Chapter 91: Heavenly Sword True Person
Dragon Mountain Daoist saw Divine Feather Great General and Green Ox Swordsman. The two had just landed and had not yet had time to ask questions when Dragon Mountain Daoist had already arrived.
One by one, gazes all turned toward Dragon Mountain Daoist. Luo Wentian and the others felt joy in their hearts, and the hearts they had been holding tightly immediately relaxed completely.
“Master!”
Dragon Mountain Daoist nodded slightly. He looked at the bloodstains on Divine Feather Great General and Green Ox Swordsman, and associating it with the shocking blood light from moments ago, he realized he must have misunderstood.
That earlier event was not Old Demon Lin attacking True Martial Mountain with blood light, but rather his final struggle before death.
He thought that Divine Feather Great General and the other must have intercepted Old Demon Lin ahead of time, thus sparing True Martial Sect from this calamity.
With this thought arising, gratitude immediately rose in his face and eyes.
But Green Ox Swordsman’s loud laughter made him instantly stunned:
“Dragon Mountain Brother, you really kept us in the dark. Who would have thought True Martial Mountain actually had such foundation!”
The congregation all smiled as they looked at Dragon Mountain Daoist.
What kind of person was Dragon Mountain Daoist? He immediately realized things were not as he had thought. He had some guesses, smiled and glanced at Luo Wentian, who understood instantly and immediately recounted what had happened before.
Dragon Mountain Daoist remained outwardly calm, but gigantic waves surged in his heart.
Old Demon Lin had arrived first, only to be severely wounded by a Heavenly Sword rising into the air, allowing Divine Feather Great General and Green Ox Swordsman to seize the opportunity and besiege him to death?
In that instant.
He knew who the one who had acted was.
What True Martial foundation?
Wasn’t that just his own little disciple Ning Qi?
However, Dragon Mountain Daoist still felt a bit parched. A single Heavenly Sword severely wounding Old Demon Lin—even if Old Demon Lin was far from peak condition—this was stunning enough. Did that not mean it was possible that even he himself now might not be a match for his little disciple?
This left him dazed, after all, he knew his little disciple was only at Gang Yuan Realm—could he really be such a prodigy?
But he did not linger too long in this shocking emotion, because there was something more important at hand right now.
How to address the doubts in everyone’s hearts without exposing his little disciple’s identity.
It was clear that everyone was extremely curious about the identity of the one who had acted earlier, especially Divine Feather Great General—his expression was practically on full display.
Dragon Mountain Daoist laughed heartily in response to Green Ox Swordsman:
“Green Ox Brother, you flatter us. Compared to you and the Great General, we are still far behind.”
Divine Feather Great General waved his hand slightly. He had seen it clearly—that sudden Heavenly Sword possessed killing power comparable to the bottom of the Heavenly Human Ranking. The main reason it could severely wound the old demon was the element of surprise; Old Demon Lin had been careless.
Even so, it was still worth his attention.
This was an unnamed expert not on the Heavenly Human Ranking yet almost at that level of strength. Great Yan had no prior information on this. Looking at that Heavenly Sword move, it was not any expert he knew.
He smiled and said:
“Dragon Mountain True Person, you are too modest. If not for this True Person acting, Old Demon Lin might not have been brought to justice. Why not invite this True Person out for a meeting, so this general can get to know such an expert.”
Daoist experts should naturally be addressed as True Person.
Hearing this.
Everyone’s eyes lit up.
They all had this idea but did not dare mention it. Divine Feather Great General was the most qualified to say it.
Dragon Mountain Daoist showed a troubled expression.
Green Ox Swordsman immediately asked:
“Dragon Mountain Brother, is there some difficulty?”
Dragon Mountain Daoist nodded slowly:
“To be honest with you two, the one who acted is an old senior. Decades ago when I founded True Martial Sect, he promised to guard it for me for fifty years. But his time is nearing its end, he has a reclusive temperament and dislikes seeing outsiders. Even I rarely see him. If not for him acting just now, I would have thought he had already left True Martial Mountain, so…”
His words were pleading, his voice loud and clear for all to hear distinctly.
But Dragon Mountain Daoist’s main purpose was to let Ning Qi hear. He knew Ning Qi could certainly hear it.
Green Ox Swordsman suddenly understood.
No wonder Dragon Mountain Daoist’s first reaction earlier was stunned—it made sense now.
If that was really the case, then it truly would not be good to insist on forcing an old senior nearing his end to come out and meet.
Divine Feather Great General nodded slightly. Though he still had some doubts in his heart, what Dragon Mountain Daoist said had no flaws. The world was vast, and while Great Yan’s Heavenly Human Ranking included many experts, there were omissions.
Demonic Sect experts were not included, and there were some low-key hermits who had not been recorded. This old senior was probably one such person.
“Since that is the case, then we will not disturb his old senior’s peace.”
Dragon Mountain Daoist breathed a sigh of relief inwardly and said gratefully:
“Thank you, Great General, for your understanding.”
Divine Feather Great General waved his hand.
At this time.
Fluctuations came once again from the horizon.
The congregation looked over.
They saw several Heavenly Humans flying through the air. Carefree Lord and the others saw that True Martial Mountain was unharmed and could not help but breathe a sigh of relief, smiles appearing on their faces.
A Heavenly Human from the Imperial Court spoke up and asked:
“Great General, has Old Demon Lin already been brought to justice?”
Divine Feather Great General nodded with a smile.
The congregation all praised him.
“Great General’s divine might!”
Wang Family Old Ancestor, who arrived right after, heard this news and felt a burst of satisfaction in his heart, only regretting that he had not seen Old Demon Lin’s desolate scene of dying in a self-detonation with his own eyes.
But soon after.
He saw that True Martial Mountain was completely intact, and a sour feeling filled his heart, with some gloom in his pupils.
Why had his Wang Clan suffered a clan-extermination calamity while True Martial Sect remained safe and sound?
He was unconvinced, extremely imbalanced in his heart.
On the way here, he had even thought that it would be best if that damned Old Demon Lin also destroyed True Martial Mountain before being slain by Divine Feather Great General—but unexpectedly, the result was like this.
No comparison, no harm.
After seeing True Martial Sect’s lively atmosphere, he thought of his Wang Clan’s ruins and could not help but clench his left fist.
Imperial Court Heavenly Human experts were asking for details, originally intending to flatter Divine Feather Great General, but as the facts emerged, the others were shocked.
True Martial Sect actually hid an expert comparable to those on the Heavenly Human Ranking?
Wang Family Old Ancestor stared wide-eyed, nearly spitting out a mouthful of blood—this made him feel even worse!
White River True Person’s expression shook.
True Profound Sect had only three Heavenly Human Realm experts—did that not mean True Martial Sect was now approaching True Profound Sect in Heavenly Human combat power?
He thought that the level of attention to True Martial Sect could perhaps be raised a bit more.
With the potential True Martial Sect had shown, as long as the strength of its disciples precipitated a bit more, promotion to the top ten Daoist sects in the world was almost a sure thing, and it might even have hope of catching up to True Profound Sect in the future.
The Heavenly Humans who arrived later all exclaimed in admiration.
With so many Heavenly Humans gathered, others had no qualification to speak, each looking on with reverence in their eyes.
Divine Feather Great General slowly spoke:
“Since today’s matter is settled, this general will take his leave first. For this clan extermination, thank you all for your strong support. You all came here originally to provide aid, and now returning to your original places saves another journey. After this general reports to the Imperial Court, there will be rewards for all!”
The several people all expressed thanks.
Dragon Mountain Daoist symbolically tried to retain them a bit, then Divine Feather Great General left with several Imperial Court Heavenly Humans. He still had to handle the aftermath of the Dead Fire Abyss branch.
Wang Family Old Ancestor also followed closely behind, with the remaining Wang Clan disciples trailing after, looking as if they were attending a funeral.
They saw their old ancestor’s severed arm and learned that the Wang Clan main residence had been destroyed by the white-haired old demon, feeling grief in their hearts. They had already been hated by everyone at True Martial Mountain, which was miserable enough, but now suddenly hearing this bad news made them even more grief-stricken.
Who could have thought that this group of Wang Clan members left at True Martial Mountain would become the last survivors?
But the others at True Martial Mountain watched the Wang Clan crowd’s backs coldly, even feeling greatly relieved.
Only after all of the Wang Clan had left.
Did someone finally ask nervously:
“True Person, may I ask if my family elder is safe?”
The Heavenly Humans looked like their condition was not too good, but at least they had all returned without loss. But what about the other Core Elixir Realm experts?
With such a formidable existence as the white-haired old demon, no one dared guarantee their family elder had certainly survived.
Hearing this.
Dragon Mountain Daoist fell silent.
…
Ning Qi pushed open the window of the Scripture Depository, listening to the faint mournful cries from afar, and could not help but sigh.
On the battlefield where Heavenly Humans were the main force, Core Elixir Realm sometimes needed luck too. Although the Imperial Court side had absolute superiority, it was impossible to have no deaths.
There were always a few Core Elixir Realm who did not have such good luck.
Fortunately, his master had returned safely.
However.
Ning Qi could clearly perceive that his master’s aura was somewhat weak, evidently having sustained not-light injuries.
“Wang Clan…”
His eyes were serene as he slowly chewed on these two words, then slowly walked toward the Training Ground.
He had not gone out earlier precisely because he was worried that Divine Feather Great General would demand the ‘one who used the Heavenly Sword’ come out to meet. He had been prepared at any time to change his appearance, but Dragon Mountain Daoist had reacted swiftly, fabricating an image of a ‘reclusive old senior with little time left,’ so now he naturally had no such concerns.
“Master.”
Ning Qi walked out.
Sensing Dragon Mountain Daoist’s increasingly obvious weak aura, his eyes grew even deeper, with anger toward that Wang Family Old Ancestor.
Dragon Mountain Daoist looked at his little disciple, feeling endless relief in his heart. He had a thousand words but no way to say them in this setting, ultimately just smiling and saying:
“Don’t worry, Master is fine. Minor injury, half a year of rest will do.”
Ning Qi just nodded silently.
An injury that required a Heavenly Human Realm half a year to recover from was hardly a minor one.
If it left any hidden ailment, it might even delay future martial path progress.
But fortunately.
As long as the person returned safely, that was good.
…
Another day passed.
The Core Elixir Realm experts who had gone to exterminate the Dead Fire Abyss branch returned one after another, naturally with a few missing. Those few sects were grief-stricken.
Dragon Mountain Daoist could only sigh at this and compensate them as much as possible. After all, they had come to attend his Heavenly Human Ceremony and suffered this calamity because of it, so he felt somewhat responsible and guilty.
But those few sects did not blame Dragon Mountain Daoist, merely harboring dark hatred toward the culprit Wang Family Old Ancestor. It could be foreseen that the Wang Clan now had several more enemies.
Of course.
With the heavy blow the Wang Clan had suffered this time, whether they could rise again was another matter.
As one sect after another descended the mountain.
The events that occurred at Dragon Mountain Daoist’s Heavenly Human Ceremony gradually spread throughout the surrounding several states.
In an instant, the martial world of several states was shaken.
Dead Fire Abyss actually had a Demonic Sect branch, and it was exterminated by Divine Feather Great General. Divine Feather Great General’s prestige was unmatched for a time, becoming a prominent figure in both the Imperial Court and the martial world. Of course, he also earned the Demonic Sect’s hatred.
And besides Divine Feather Great General.
True Martial Sect’s fame also soared.
The reason they could exterminate the Demonic Sect branch this time was inseparable from the many experts gathered at Dragon Mountain Daoist’s Heavenly Human Ceremony. Moreover, that one Heavenly Sword slicing through the air and angrily beheading Old Demon Lin stunned everyone.
And Ning Qi, this ‘old senior,’ also gained a new title.
Heavenly Sword True Person.
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